据烃加工新闻8月10日消息称，美国农业企业巨头嘉吉公司和泰国PTT Global Chemical Pcl宣布，他们将在泰国建造一座耗资超过 6 亿美元的生物聚合物生产设施。
PTTGC在一份声明中表示，该工厂将通过他们的合资企业NatureWorks建造，并将帮助满足对可持续材料日益增长的需求。
该生产基地每年将使用泰国农民提供的约11万吨糖作为原料，并拥有每年7.5万吨生物聚合物的生产能力。它将于2024年开始运行。
其产品可用于制作卫生口罩、抹布和食品包装。
不到一个月前，PTTGC宣布以47.5亿美元收购德国涂料树脂制造商Allnex。
朱佳妮 摘译自 烃加工新闻
原文如下：
Cargill and PTTGC to build $600 MM biopolymer plant
U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill Inc and Thailand’s PTT Global Chemical Pcl announced they will build a biopolymer production facility at a cost of more than $600 million in Thailand.
The plant will be built through their joint venture, NatureWorks, and will help meet increasing demand for sustainable materials, PTTGC said in a statement.
The manufacturing complex will use about 110,000 tonnes of sugar annually from Thai farmers as a raw material and have an annual biopolymer capacity of 75,000 tonnes. It is due to begin operations in 2024.
Its products can be used to make hygiene masks, wiping cloths and food packaging.
The investment comes less than a month after PTTGC announced a $4.75 billion acquisition of German coating resins maker Allnex.
